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Ralf Schumann helps Indian shooters aim big

The German had a 10-day stint in Suhl, Germany, with Vijay Kumar and Gurpreet Singh India's hopefuls for Rio Games.

| TNN | Updated: Sep 4, 2015, 09:55 IST

The camp was organized by Indian Army's Marksmanship Unit (AMU). The legend, who won Olympic medals for both E... Read More

PUNE: What comes after three Olympic, 13 World Cup Finals, 39 World Cup and seven European championships golds? Humility.

Ralf Schumann, 53, arguably the greatest rapid fire shooter of all time, has won all possible gold medals in his career spanning more than three decades. But he is not done yet.

Schumann, who retired a few months after his seventh and last Olympic appearance in 2012, is coaching young shooters. The German had a 10-day stint in Suhl, Germany, with Vijay Kumar and Gurpreet Singh India's hopefuls for Rio Games.

The camp was organized by Indian Army's Marksmanship Unit (AMU). The legend, who won Olympic medals for both East Germany (1988) and unified Germany, is impressed by the Indian shooters.

"Their overall technique is quite good," he said. "Each shooter has a different character to his shooting. The key is to maintain the character and improve shooting by making minor changes. Gurpreet is looking good and is carrying good confidence that can help him win international medals, event at the Olympics. Vijay too is talented and on his day, when he is happy and fit, he will continue to bag medals."

Colonel Lalit Sharma, who heads the AMU in Mhow said: "We have invited Schumann to India and train our shooters who will be gunning for the Rio Games. It will happen after the Asian Shooting championships gets over."

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